I appreciate that you
call me “Marcos,” that you
share your brilliant,
broken soul with me
that you are motivated
by the state of the world
beyond yourself to care
I appreciate how almost
thirty years ago we
went to Guatemala,
accompanied by your
beautiful bodhisattva
boyfriend, Lago Atitlán,
Tikal, Hotel España, and
“the closest thing to a
Nazi state in the
Western Hemisphere”
(Chomsky)
I appreciate our table at
Northwest, how you
manifest brightness
when we are together,
that you feel the wide
deep soul of yourself
and the world
I appreciate how almost
ten years ago you
hosted an event for me
in your communal living
room, November 2006,
it was a joy to see you
living your D.C. life
Namaste forever
I appreciate your
willingness to get up
early—on a Sunday no
less-and visit with
me—ah, you just pulled
up!
